Female lead: No, it's me again??

"No......."

Will not!

The Six Paths Star Punishment ended, and the starry sky returned to normal.

She lifted her leg and moved forward, faster and faster, until she was almost running, her voice filled with extreme panic, "Ayan..."

After the blinding light faded, only Cang Yan remained kneeling on the ground, neither falling nor breathing.

Cang Li supported herself on his shoulder, and the young man's closed eyes and the blood at the corner of his mouth filled her with an unprecedented panic!

It's as if this person has already left her.

"No….."

"Ayan, you won't die, you won't!"

The woman pressed her head against his, crying as she channeled her last bit of strength into his body, trying to protect the young man's heart and lungs. Even as her entire body ached with tearing pain, she did not stop.

"Ayan, I'm sorry..."

When she touched his bloodied back, she burst into tears, crying out, "Ayan..."

Qi rushed over, and the cyan wine pot floating beside him tilted on its own, pouring white liquid onto the young man's back.

Upon contact with the white liquid, the charred bones and skin begin to regenerate, with flesh and blood growing until pink skin covers them.

Qi said calmly,

"Cang Li, lift Cang Yan's chin!"

Cang Li did as instructed.

The liquid entered his mouth, and the young man gradually regained his breath.

With a slight sense of relief, he quickly led the person back to their bedroom.

Cang Li covered him with the blanket, and looking at the man's bloodless face, Cang Li's heart ached as if it had been ripped out by a knife.

Ah Yan, I'm sorry.

The woman stood by the bed for a long time before slowly lying down beside it and closing her eyes without realizing it.

Qi left on her own.

"Hmm~"

After an unknown amount of time, Cang Li slowly turned over.

and many more.

Turn over?

Cang Li suddenly opened his eyes and looked around urgently.

"Ayan!?"

Hearing the voice, a faint and weak voice came from the right, "Zhaozhao, I'm here."

Looking out from the beaded curtain, to the right of the desk, a person wearing a slightly thick cloak was reading a book.

"With such serious injuries, how did you get up?"

The little girl looked worried. She quickly ran behind the man, wanting to touch his back, but worried about his injury, so she could only urge him on.

"Ayan, go back and lie down to recover!"

Cang Yan seemed to guess what she wanted to do. He reached behind his back with his left hand, took her hand, and led her to him, comforting her.

"I am fine."

fine?

Such severe injuries, the person almost died!

You said it's nothing?

Those two words once again caused Cang Li an indescribable pain in her heart. She pursed her lips, lowered her head, and

"How could nothing be wrong...?"

"Ayan, you were punished for me and had to endure excruciating pain for thousands of years. How could you be alright?"

If it weren't for her...

The young man's pupils contracted slightly, and he said with a hint of anger, "That Qi guy is becoming more and more disobedient to me."

Cang Li suddenly looked up, somewhat anxiously explaining, "It has nothing to do with it! I heard it myself!"

"hear?"

The young man paused, sighed softly, then patted her head and said earnestly, "Zhaozhao, I'm really fine. I'm still alive. Don't feel guilty."

Cang Li's nose couldn't help but sting with tears.

"What's good about you?"

The young man was always helpless when she cried. The hand that had been stroking her hair moved to gently pinch her cheek, and he said helplessly,

"You..."

"I remember Zhao Zhao wasn't like this before. She was always up to no good. If anyone bullied you, you'd retaliate tenfold or a hundredfold. Even if you couldn't beat them, you wouldn't cry. You'd proudly drag me along to avenge them for you..."

“You never cry, you say it’s shameful, but Zhao Zhao is very different now.”

His Zhaozhao never cries.

What the young man didn't know was that the more he said that, the more Cang Li wanted to cry. She couldn't help but squat down, placing her hands on his knees, tears streaming down her face. "That's because I know you're behind me, and you'll always protect me!"

"But Ayan, you're seriously injured, and you might even die any day now! How can you expect me to continue being heartless?"

The fragrance of white magnolia emanating from the young woman filled her nostrils; it wasn't strong, but it enveloped and captivated her entirely.

This made her feel even more guilty, "For over a thousand years, Ayan, you've never suffered such a serious injury..."

The young man felt a pang of sorrow as the girl before him sobbed uncontrollably. He lowered his gaze and gently patted her back with his cool hand.

"Zhaozhao, although the excruciating pain that has lasted for millions of years is tormenting, and the star punishment that occurs once every hundred years is also ever-present, none of these are as important as Zhaozhao."

"As long as Zhaozhao lives, I live."

"If anything happens to Zhaozhao, even if my soul is shattered into a million pieces, I will save you."

The young man lifted her chin, their foreheads touching, his long eyelashes brushing against her eyes, sending shivers down her spine.

“You grew up in my arms from a tiny baby. I watched you grow from a tiny child to the graceful young woman you are now. We are the closest people in each other’s eternal lives.”

"If I don't save you, who will?"

"Many people say that our Zhaozhao is very capable, so capable that she can be a pillar of support for everyone. They say that it is because of you that I have achieved what I have today."

"I'm very happy."

"Because Zhaozhao is as radiant and brilliant as the sun."

The young man's words of praise deeply moved Cang Li, but also made her feel a little embarrassed. She sniffed and pouted.

"Don't think I'll forgive you just because you praise me. You remember the divisive things they said, but why don't you remember what they said otherwise?"

Is she really that good?

Thinking this, Cang Li's lips unconsciously curled up.

Cang Yan sighed helplessly, "How is this considered sowing discord?"

The little girl glared at him and said angrily, "If you don't tell me, can't I find out from other places?"

"Ayan, they say you're a kept man!"

"You said without me, you'd be no different from a maggot in a stinking ditch! Why don't you yell back at me for saying such awful things!?"

"Also, don't listen to only half of what you hear!"

The young man, pale-faced, tried to defend himself, "Why should I care what outsiders say? Besides, how could I have only heard half of what they said?"

The little girl retorted, "Then tell me, why did you pretend not to know what they said about the rest?"

Did they say anything?

The young man wanted to escape.

Cang Li stood up, bent down and held his face firmly with both hands, her beautiful peach blossom eyes feigning fierceness, giving him no chance to escape, "They say, you, Cang Yan, are my husband!"

"The kind where the husband marries into the family!!!"

Cang Yan's eyelashes drooped suddenly, and he fell silent.

His silence made Cang Li's heart ache. "So, you clearly love me, why are you pretending not to love me?"

The man wanted to explain,

"Zhaozhao, I never said I loved you..."

"You said that!!"

The little girl roared, her eyes filled with sorrow, and tears fell onto his clothes, blooming into pale purple flowers.

"Cang Yan, I heard it... I heard your confession in my dreams, a confession more sincere than any direct expression of love!"

"I don't know why you abandoned me that time. If it was to gain greater power, I understand!"

"I really understand!"

Cang Li's voice was filled with urgency and pleading, and the hopeful light in his eyes was so bright that the young man could hardly look directly at him.

"Ayan, we've missed so many years, so much time. Please don't send me away again, okay?"